4145 Seele Way Anthony Kramer Lawrence, Kansas 66049 Digital Compositor (310) 498-8318 [email protected] Profile

A Senior Compositor and veteran of the Visual Effects industry. Credited on more than 40 films and television series. Has worked at some of the top Visual Effects studios on award- winning projects. Earned a reputation for his technical prowess and efficiency. Founded MassExodus; A boutique visual effects studio focused on high-end compositing for feature films and television.

Abilities

• Any and all compositing needs; green or blue screen chromakeying, 2D and 3D tracking, color correction, CG element or character integration, FX element integration, look development, 2D relighting, matte painting integration, projections, paint and roto, removals, beauty work.

• Compositing supervision; managing a team of artists, devising methodologies for VFX shots, collaborating with a VFX supervisor, giving creative and technical feedback, mentoring.

• Production experience using the following software:

• Foundry Nuke and Hiero

• Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Speedgrade

• Apple Final Cut Pro 7, Final Cut Pro X, and Compressor

• Blackmagic Fusion

• Windows, OS X, and Linux operating systems

• Building and maintaining compositing pipelines and tools; creating nuke gizmos and panels, developing python scripts, using version control.

• Well versed in the Python programming language.

• Training; creating tutorials and documentation on compositing methodologies, holding interactive training sessions.

Page 1 of 4 Experience

Founder / VFX Director / Artist | MassExodus | March 2014 - Present

• Composite all VFX shots that come thru the studio.

• Delivered over 200 VFX shots for various projects in the first 6 months of operation.

• Projects include TV series’ like Game of Thrones, Person of Interest, Constantine, and Revolution, as well as films like Into the Storm, Insidious 3, and Ouija.

• Handle all day-to-day operations including bidding, accounting, and marketing.

• Built and maintain a small-scale VFX pipeline using Python and MongoDB. Compositing Lead | Sony Imageworks | October 2011 - March 2014

• Lead 3 teams of compositors on 3 consecutive shows; The Amazing Spider-Man, Oz: The Great and Powerful, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Duties included setting the look for each sequence, assisting the CG Supervisor in devising methodologies for shots, assisting artist’s on technical and creative issues, reviewing shots for quality assurance, and compositing many of the hero shots on each film.

• Was part of an early look development team on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 that created the look and methodologies for Electro’s super powered bolts and digital makeup.

• Served as the Head of the Compositing Council where decisions regarding facility-side compositing standards and pipeline were made.

• Developed the prototype for an in-house stock footage library that allowed compositing artists to easily browse and import elements into their composites from within Nuke.

• Developed and maintained the show-specific Nuke tools and templates for The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

• Created training materials and assignments for all incoming compositors and reviewed their work.

• Produced online tutorials and held regular training sessions with compositors. Digital Compositor | Freelance | 2006 - Present

• Composited shots on a wide range of film, television, and commercial projects. Refer to next page for an abridged credit list.

• Freelanced at many of the best VFX studios in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas.

• Completed 14 shots in 5 weeks on Unbroken for Industrial Light & Magic

• Completed 60 shots on Alice in Wonderland for Sony Imageworks

• Supervised compositing on Seven Pounds for Cafe FX. We were the sole VFX provider for the film’s 80 VFX shots.

Page 2 of 4 Credits*

The Flash Founder / VFX Director | MassExodus Constantine Person of Interest Game of Thrones Insidious 3 Into the Storm Unbroken Digital Compositor | Industrial Light & Magic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Super 8 Amazing Spider-Man 2 Lead Compositor | Sony Imageworks Oz: The Great and Powerful Amazing Spider-Man Hugo† Digital Compositor | Pixomondo Red Tails Thor Digital Compositor & FX Artist | Narrate I Am Number 4 Digital Compositor | Shade Battle: LA Sprint Evo 4G “Praise” Digital Compositor | Digital Domain Brothers in Arms “Furious 4” Priest Digital Compositor & FX Artist | Svengali Alice in Wonderland‡ Digital Compositor | Sony Imageworks 2012§ Digital Compositor | Uncharted Territory Seven Pounds Compositing Supervisor | Cafe FX Speed Racer Digital Compositor | Cafe FX Lincoln Navigator “Road” Digital Compositor | The Syndicate The Spirit Digital Compositor | Riot Blood Creek The Dark is Rising Live Free or Die Hard Junior Compositor | Digital Dimension Blades of Glory

* Abridged credit list. Full list available on IMDb at www.imdb.com/name/nm1771529 † Academy Award Winner, Best Visual Effects; VES Award Winner, Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature ‡ Academy Award Nominee, Best Visual Effects; VES Award Nominee, Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects-Driven Feature § VES Award Nominee, Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects-Driven Feature

Page 3 of 4 Education

Savannah College of Art and Design | Savannah, Georgia | 2001 - 2004 BFA Visual Effects & Sound Design Cum Laude Graduate

Interests

Enjoys cycling, table tennis, darts, and home brewing craft beers.

References*

“Anthony Kramer is flat out a Compositing Force. Rarely do you find an artist that has an amazing eye, a keen sensibility of photo-realism, and amazing technical chops to back it all up. Anthony brings fine details and nuances to shots that others often simply fail to even observe. I have worked with Anthony on several occasions on drastically different shows and have been nothing but impressed by his leadership, knowledge, and ability to pound out beautiful shots. I would highly recommend bringing Anthony on to any challenging show that is in need of top talent. Simply put, Anthony Kramer is one of the best Compositors in the business.” Josiah Howison, Compositing Supervisor, Shade “Anthony is some what of a rare bird in that he's very technical but also very artistic. He was the one who implemented our lens distortion pipeline and it worked absolutely every single time. He also did several large shots that came off without a hitch. We were able to lean on him heavily and he performed flawlessly every single time. He shared his knowledge freely and was an important part of a small but tightly knit team of great people.” Robert Nederhorst, VFX Supervisor, Svengali “Anthony is a very talented compositor, and he has a great attitude towards his work. He managed multiple shots at once, and always kept me well informed of his status and roadblocks, so we could make effective decisions on getting the work done. He also helped to manage other compositors on the team, to distribute the workload, and to make sure that methods and execution were similar across multiple shots. Overall I definitely recommend Anthony as a strong compositor and valuable team member, for ability, attitude, and dedication.” Seth Maury, Digital Effects Supervisor, Sony Imageworks “Anthony did an outstanding job as a compositing supervisor for me on Seven Pounds. Always willing to get that extra bit of coolness and reality into any shot, self-critical and a great listener. His management of the compositor team was superb and his way of interacting made a real pleasant and highly professional atmosphere. [...]” Danny Braet, VFX Supervisor, Cafe FX

* Recommendations from LinkedIn. Connect with me at www.linkedin.com/in/kramester

Page 4 of 4